Time Off—Vacation

空闲时光——度假

I haven't had a vacation in a while.

我有段时间没有度假了。

I think I'll take off soon.

我想自己不久就会启程。

I'm not sure where I'll go or what I'll do.

我不知道我要去哪里或我会做什么。

But I can learn a tourism place where I can go for a long road,

但是我了解到的是在旅游的地方我可以走很长的一段路、

breathe fresh air and take some nice pictures.

呼吸新鲜空气，拍一些漂亮的照片。

When I was a kid, I really look forward to vacations.

当我还是个孩子的时候，我真的很期待假期。

Some of vacations were the best.

有些假期是最好的。

It was care free time.

尤其是完全自由的时间。

As I became older, and I have to pay for my vacations.

而随着我逐渐长大，我为自己的度假支付。

Planning became important.

计划变成的非常重要。

Time and money are always the big issues¹.

时间和金钱总是大问题。

After having a family of my own, vacations are more complicated².

在我拥有了自己的家庭后，度假变得更为复杂。

If I go, my boss to said to when.

如果我要去的话，我的老板会问何时动身。

My wife to said to where, and my kids to said how.

我的妻子会问到哪里去，而我的孩子们则会问怎样去。

A vacation is supposed to be a time when you get away from work and recharge.

度假应该是一段你把注意力从工作中移开，并对自己进行充电的时间。

It's a time to see something new.

这是一个去看一些新事物的时间。

It's a time to extend³ your horizons⁴, especially if you travel.

尤其是如果你去旅行，这是一个用来扩展你的视野的时间。

But it's easy for the opposite to happen.

但是很容易发生相反的情况。

You can come back from a vacation feeling really tired.

你度假回来后会感觉真的很累。

You can finish a vacation thinking “I can't wait to get back to work.”

你完成一个度假后会思考“我等不及要回去工作了。”

And rather than extend your horizons,

而不是扩大你的视野，

you might merely⁵ dippingyour bad.

你可能会握着你的荷包盘算。

Vacations aren't cheap.

度假真心并不便宜。

It's been a while since to have a vacation.

自从一个愉快的度假后已经有段时间了。

I might take one soon.

我可能很快就会再次度假。